Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
If you like a wide variety of courses, located in a beautiful landscape with a moderate climate, consider golf in Canada’s Okanagan Valley. This valley stretches north and south through the interior of the province of British Columbia. The town of Osoyoos, in the heart of Canada’s only desert ecosystem, provides the southern entry to the valley, just a few kilometers north of the border with Washington State. Highway 97 winds its way north through the cities of Penticton, on the south tip of Lake Okanagan, through Kelowna and on to Vernon, the location of the world-class Predator Ridge golf course. The valley extends from there to the beautiful Shushwap region, home of the challenging Hyde Mountain golf course.
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Many visitors to Canada will be exposed to Inuit art (Eskimo art) sculptures while touring the country. These are the magnificent hand made sculptures carved from stone by the Inuit artists living in the northern Arctic regions of Canada. While in some of the major Canadian cities (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City) or other tourist areas popular with international visitors such as Banff, Inuit sculptures will be seen at various retail shops and displayed at some museums. Since Inuit art has been getting more and more international exposure, people may be seeing this Canadian fine art form at galleries and museums located outside Canada too. As a result, it will be natural for many tourists and art collectors to decide that they would like to purchase Inuit sculptures as nice souvenirs for their homes or as very unique gifts for others. Assuming that the intention is to acquire an authentic piece of Inuit art rather than a cheap tourist imitation, the question arises on how does one tell apart the real thing from the fakes?
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